Abstract artwork in Murano glass.
Michela Cattai is an Italian artist working between Milan and Venice, whose practice explores the sculptural and expressive potential of glass.
Working at the intersection of painting and sculpture, Cattai employs glass to construct visual structures in which color, depth, and transparency generate spatial and perceptual tension.
MICHELA CATTAI
Her work has been presented internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Rome, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, and the National Archaeological Museum of Venice. Represented by leading international galleries, her practices have been presented at major platforms including Design Miami/Paris, PAD London, Salon Art+Design New York, Nomad St. Moritz/Abu Dhabi, Tokyo Gendai, and Design Miami.
Her works are held in prominent permanent collections, including the Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf, the Murano Glass Museum, and the Italian Embassy in Tokyo.
In 2019 she was appointed Art Director of Venini.
Between contemporary glass and classical statuary, a plastic tension unfolds where vitreous matter transcends stillness, emerging as form shaped by light and depth.
Through experimentation and inclusions in glass, the Archeomateria series, stratifies memory within matter, generating a dialogue between time, light, and the forms of classical statuary.
